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As an “overarching goal of OECD governments and the OECD”, regularly recognised and reaffirmed by OECD Ministers at the Ministerial Council Meetings since 2001, sustainable development (economic growth, social development, environmental management) is a very important cross-cutting policy issue that is addressed through horizontal work conducted across the various OECD Directorates.

The Global Forum on Sustainable Development is a venue that brings together international experts from member and non member economies to share experiences and explore common policy issues focussing principally on the environmental dimension of sustainable development and its linkages with economic and social policies. Issues to be addressed in the Global Forum on Sustainable Development have also been shaped by the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Millennium Development Goals, the Doha Development Agenda and its co-operation with the UN Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation. The OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development complements the Global Forum. Both address key issues on the sustainable development agenda.

The next Global Forum on Sustainable Development, to be held in Paris from 29 to 30 November 2006, will focus on "Recent Trends and New Opportunities of Public-Private Partnerships in Water Supply and Sanitation".

Objectives

Contribute to achieving the water-related Millennium Development Goals;
Raise awareness and understanding of sustainable development issues worldwide, in particular taking into account its cross-cutting nature involving several policy issues;
Facilitate information-sharing on sustainable development issues among policy makers, private sector actors and civil society representatives.

Forum topics

Nov. 2006	Public-Private Partnerships in Water Supply and Sanitation – Recent Trends and New Opportunities, 29-30 November 2006, Paris
2006	Economic Benefits of Climate Change Policies, Paris
2005	Environmental Enforcement and Compliance, 7th INECE Conference, Marrakech
2004	Economic Aspects of Environmental Compliance Assurance, Paris
2003	Financing Water and Environmental Infrastructure for All, Paris
2002	Financing the Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development, Paris

Participants

Given the cross-cutting nature of sustainable development issues, OECD Ministers with a range of portfolios have attended meetings, including Ministers of Finance, Ministers of Economy, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ministers of Trade, Ministers of Labour, Ministers of Development Assistance, Ministers of Environment as well as EU Commissioners of Trade, Development and Environment. Participants also include representatives from other international organisations, regional groupings, global environmental facililities, research institutes, NGOs, private sector representatives and other stakeholders from civil society.

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